Jussie Smollett, an actor who previously appeared on the TV show Empire, was indicted in Chicago Tuesday in relation to police allegations that he falsely reported experiencing a racist and homophobic attack, media reports say.

Smollett’s indictment, which was confirmed to ABC News by the Cook County Clerk’s Office, was first reported by a Fox News affiliate.

A statement released Tuesday by special prosecutor Dan Webb said that Smollett was indicted by a grand jury on six counts related to four separate false reports to the Chicago Police Department, according to ABC News.

Prosecutors mysteriously dropped their case against him in March 2019, angering both police officials and then-Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Smollett would agree to let authorities keep his US$10,000 bail.

Webb, who is a former U.S. attorney, was appointed by a Cook County judge in August to look into why Smollet’s charges were dropped.

According to Webb, the grand jury’s investigation into Smollett’s claims revealed he had “planned and participated in a staged hate-crime attack.”